Julia's Sewing Blog

In which I make some clothes, expound on the virtues of the flat fell seam finish, and proclaim "you CAN sew your own clothes, and even wear them in public".

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

more seams

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Yesterday, I heard Rocky upstairs and then silence, which usually means he’s up to something. I went up and there were the partially comple...
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Monday, November 28, 2005

pants and skirt back, side seams

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The next photo shows what the front of the pants looks like, after the zipper has been sewed in and the fly finished. If you go to the larg...
Saturday, November 26, 2005

skirt zipper, pants fly

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Today I decided I’d better keep sewing because when I went upstairs to see why Rocky was so quiet, I discovered him sucking on the skirt fac...
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Thursday, November 24, 2005

starting to sew, pockets

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I didn’t take any pictures of cutting the pattern out, but I managed to get a skirt out of what was left after cutting the pants out. I wil...
Saturday, November 19, 2005

Jeans

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For my next project, I have decided on pants - or trousers for the English readers. Jeans if you will. I had this length (about 3 meters a...
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Thursday, November 10, 2005

buttonholes and you're done

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In deciding where to place the buttonholes, try on another shirt that doesn’t gape at the widest part of your chest. You will see that ther...
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Sunday, November 06, 2005

cuffs and hem

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I make the cuffs in the same manner as the collar, by attaching them first to the WRONG side of the sleeve and then sewing the folded edge o...
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Saturday, November 05, 2005

sleeves

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I like to flat fell finish the seam where the sleeve attaches to the shirt body, and to make this easier, I sew the sleeve on before I do un...
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